Deadmau5’s 8th studio album “:/2016ALBUM/” is finally out and its just as amazing as everyone expected. The artist recently did an interview with NME where he reveals to us what really goes on in the world of the Mau5.
Joel goes into depth about his album, working with new vocalists Grabbitz and Chris James and releasing his first LP on his own label.
“I make music for my peers more than my fans. If I made music for my fans I’d still be writing shit like ‘Faxing Berlin’. I’ll definitely get some fans being like, ‘Man, deadmau5 used to be good, now he sucks’ but it’s like, no, I’ve done that sound and I’ve moved on.
“But it’s not just a monetary thing, it’s also about control of your own creative vision. If it was all about money I’d quit this shit in a second and go into fuckin’ commercial real estate.”
We all know Joel does what he wants and he makes that clear through not just his music, but his social media presence as well. We also learned that he had to kick a fan off stage once after he climbed up onto his Cube stage while he was performing.
“I nearly killed a kid once, I’ve never told this story. So I’m playing live, up in the Cube. I’ve got this LED helmet on, I’m six foot in the air, I can barely see. All of a sudden I hear my manager screaming in my earpiece, and I feel someone grabbing at my waist. This kid has somehow climbed up into the Cube. I just panic, I kick back at him, and he just drops and lands on his back – bang. And he’s motionless. I take off my helmet and look down, and for what felt like a looong time I’m like, ‘I just paralysed or killed that kid.’ Then finally he bounces up and is all ‘Wooo!’ at the crowd. Never been so relieved in my life.”
Thanks to Joe Madden of NME for the interview – you can read the full article and interview here.
